Fluorapatite on Matrix, Durango, Mexico
A palm-sized plate of brightly fluorescent fluorapatite crystals on a matrix of unknown identity. As shown in the photograph below, the...
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Fluorescent Minerals from Mexico
Fluorescent aragonite from Mexico
Very nice cabinet-sized specimen of stalactitic aragonite (aka "Cave aragonite"), from the Santa Eulalia Mining District, fluorescing...
Fluorescent aragonite from Mexico
Very nice, large cabinet-sized specimen of stalactitic aragonite (aka "Cave aragonite"), from the Santa Eulalia Mining District,...
Gemmy "Terlingua-type" calcite with blue light and green laser fluorescence
Shown here is a pretty small but nicely transparent, gemmy cleavage rhomb of "Terlingua-type" calcite from the Challenger Cave, Nuevo...
"Terlingua-type" calcite with unusual yellow midwave UV response
A few months ago, I purchased this nice and quite big cleavage rhomb of "terlingua-type" calcite, from the Challenger Cave, Nuevo Leon,...
Fluorescent Calcite Diamond, Palmarejo Mine, Chínipas, Chihuahua, Mexico
This unique fluorescent specimen comes from the Palmarejo Mine, in Chínipas, Chihuahua, Mexico, and consists of a brightly fluorescent...
Smithsonite from Mexico (Buena Tierra mine)
Very nice sample of Smithsonite. It consists of an agglomerate of small crystals having the shape of pine cones. Some of them resemble...
Raspberry Garnet from Sierra de Cruces, Mexico
Raspberry garnet var grossular, also called Rosolite. 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, 14.4 g The main crystal is about 10mm in size. Nice orange/red...
Hyalite Opal, Electric Opal Knob, Zacatecas, Mexico
The Electric Opal Claim in Zacatecas, Mexico produced specimens of hyalite opal that were notable for having brilliant green fluorescence...
Smithsonite, El Refugio Mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
The El Refugio Mine, located in Choix, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, is a notable source of beautiful specimens of the zinc carbonate...
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